breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
one by one; one each; one at a time
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
carat (unit of weight for gemstones and pearls); karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
grade; class; degree; magnitude
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to shave off; to scrape off
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
even if ...; even supposing that ...
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to sell off; to sell completely
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
producer; grower; maker; producer (in a food chain)
for work; in a manner related to work
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
cost of a lesson learned (e.g. from failing at something); price of a life lesson
admission ticket for an examination
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
going straight on; going straight ahead
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
bank; banking institution
counter seat; seat at the counter